God Willing

CAST

Marco Giallini

Alessandro Gassmann

Laura Morante

Ilaria Spada

Edoardo Pesce

Enrico Oetiker

Carlo De Ruggieri

Italy | 2015 | 87 mins

Comedy

Fresh and elegant

Mediacritica

DIRECTOR Edoardo Falcone

Born in Rome where he studied at the Fersen International School of Acting, Falcone began writing and acting in the theatre, and in 2010 made the move to film. He is well known for his work as a writer, which has included such recent festival hits as Stay Away From Me and Viva Italy (LIFF2014).

This recent Italian box-office success won Best New Director for Edoardo Falcone at the recent Italian Oscars and tells the hilarious story of an atheist surgeon with a God-complex, a charismatic priest, a dysfunctional family and an announcement that takes everyone by surprise!

Tommaso (Marco Giallini, Blame it on Freud, LIFF14) is a successful, respected surgeon who also happens to be conceited, proud and arrogant – and a staunch atheist. However, Tommaso’s pedestal is set to be removed from beneath him when his only son Andrea brings the family together for an entirely unexpected announcement: he wants to become a priest! Tommaso refuses to accept this newfound Catholicism, and is further horrified when his wife Carla and daughter Bianca undertake a renaissance-of-sorts themselves. A string of hilarious situations ensues as Tommaso goes undercover to investigate and bring down the charismatic priest Don Pietro (Alessandro Gassman, Basilicata Coast to Coast, LIFF2010) who he believes “brain-washed” his son and caused upheaval in his family.

Winner

Best New Director – David di Donatello Awards 2015

Best New Director – Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2015